1954 in Ireland
Appearance
| |||||
Centuries: | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Decades: | |||||
See also: | 1954 in Northern Ireland Other events of 1954 List of years in Ireland |
Events from the year1954 in Ireland.
Incumbents
[edit]- President:Seán T. O'Kelly
- Taoiseach:
- Éamon de Valera(FF) (until 2 June 1954)
- John A. Costello(FG) (from 2 June 1954)
- Tánaiste:
- Seán Lemass(FF) (until 2 June 1954)
- William Norton(Lab) (from 2 June 1954)
- Minister for Finance:
- Seán MacEntee(FF) (until 2 June 1954)
- Gerard Sweetman(FG) (from 2 June 1954)
- Chief Justice:Conor Maguire
- Dáil:
- Seanad:
Events
[edit]- 1 January – 1954 was the firstMarian year.There were many events and devotions toMary, mother of Jesus,and shrines and statues were erected in public places.
- 11 January – The Irish Council of the European Movement was formed inDublin.
- 19 January – The government announced that the newCork Airportwould be built atBallygarvan, County Cork.
- 19 February – CaptainHenry Harrison,the last surviving member of the party led byCharles Stewart Parnell,died aged 87.
- 20 April – MurdererMichael Manning,aged 25, was executed inMountjoy Prison.He was the last person to be judicially executed in the state.
- 5 May – At its headquarters in Kingsbridge, transport companyCIÉsigned a £4.75 million contract to replace itssteam locomotiveswith diesels.
- 16 May – Thirty thousand people marched through Dublin in a Marian year procession, the city's greatest display of Catholic faith since theEucharistic congressof 1932.
- 18 May –1954 Irish general election:TheFianna Fáilparty lost four seats. The second inter-party government underJohn A. Costellocame to power when the members of the15th Dáilassembled on 2 June.
- 25 May – Joe 'Spud' Murphy establishedTaytocrisps in two rented rooms on O'Rahilly's Parade, offMoore Street,Dublin[1][2][3]
- 12 June – AnIrish Republican Army(IRA) unit carried out a successful arms raid onGough BarracksinArmagh,signalling the renewal of IRA activity following a long hiatus.
- 28 June –Alfie Byrnewas electedLord Mayor of Dublinfor the tenth time.
- 5 July –Dublin Corporationdecided thatNelson's PillaronO'Connell Streetin Dublin would not be removed.
- 5 September – Twenty seven people died whenKLM Flight 633crashed two minutes after leavingShannon Airport.
- 8 September –Marian College, Dublinopened for the first time.
- Undated
- Entrepreneur Joe "Spud" Murphy (1923–2001) established theTaytocompany to manufacturecrisps.[4]
- TheEvening Pressnewspaper was launched in Dublin.
Arts and literature
[edit]- 16 June – The first public celebration ofBloomsdaytook place in Dublin. WritersFlann O'Brien,Patrick Kavanagh,andAnthony Cronintravelled in a horse-drawn coach stopping at numerous pubs to retrace the steps of the characters from James Joyce's novelUlysses.
- 16 October – A marble plaque was unveiled atWestland Row,Dublin, to mark the centenary of the birth of writerOscar Wilde.
- 19 November –Brendan Behan's first play,The Quare Fellow,premièred at thePike Theatre,Dublin.
- The firstCork International Choral and Folk Dance Festivalwas held.[5]
- English-born painterDerek Hillsettled at St Columb's Rectory, nearChurchill, County Donegal.
- Publication ofChristy Brown's autobiographyMy Left Foot.
- Publication ofIris Murdoch's first novel,Under the Net.
Sport
[edit]Association football
[edit]- League of Ireland
- Winners:Shamrock Rovers
- FAI Cup
- Winners:Drumcondra1–0St Patrick's Athletic.
Births
[edit]- 3 January –Fintan Cullen,art historian and writer.
- 10 January –Bairbre de Brún,Sinn FéinMember of the European Parliament(MEP) and first Sinn Féin politician to represent Northern Ireland in theEuropean Parliament.
- 22 January –Ger Fennelly,Kilkennyhurler.
- 26 January –Sean O'Callaghan,Provisional Irish Republican Armymember andGarda Síochánainformer (died in 2017).
- 8 March –Dermot Keely,soccer player and manager.
- 12 March –Francis Martin O'Donnell,United Nationsofficial.
- 6 April –Billy Fitzpatrick,Kilkennyhurler.
- 11 April –Michael Lyster,RTÉsports broadcaster.
- 15 April – Michael Willis, only official IRA member to escape from Crumlin Road prison.
- 25 April –Róisín Shortall,Labour PartyTeachta Dála(TD) forDublin North-West.
- 29 April –Gavan O'Herlihy,actor.
- 30 April –Gerry Daly,soccer player.
- 5 May –Ger Henderson,Kilkennyhurler.
- 13 May –Johnny Logan,singer and songwriter (born in Australia).
- 25 May –Daragh O'Malley,actor.
- 6 June –Tim O'Reilly,computer software promoter.
- 6 July –Tim Kennelly,Gaelic footballerwithKerry(died 2005).
- 23 July –Arthur Morgan,Provisional Irish Republican Armyprisoner,Sinn FéinTD forLouth.
- 27 July –Pat Delaney,Offalyhurler.
- 28 July –Mikey Sheehy,Gaelic footballer (Kerry).
- 3 August –George Birmingham,Fine Gaelpolitician.
- 5 August –Paddy Glackin,fiddle player.
- 12 August –Brian Cody,Kilkennyhurler, manager.
- 22 August –Jimmy Barry-Murphy,hurler and Gaelic footballer (St. Finbarr's,Cork,Munster).
- 8 September –Áine Brady,Fianna FáilTD forKildare North.
- 3 October –Mick Holden,Gaelic footballer and hurler (died in 2007).
- 8 October –Tony Ward,international rugby player and sports journalist.
- 16 October
- Bertie Óg Murphy,Corkhurler and manager.
- Noel Slevin,journalist.
- 2 November –Martin Cullen,Fianna FáilTD representingWaterfordand Cabinet Minister.
- 11 December –Noel Lane,Galwayhurler and manager.
- 17 December –Síle de Valera,Fianna FáilTD representingClare,Minister and MEP.
- Catherine Dunne,novelist.
- Harry O'Donoghue,musician and songwriter.
- Eugene Sheehy,Group Chief Executive ofAllied Irish BankPlc.
Deaths
[edit]- 2 February –Áine Ceannt,revolutionary activist and humanitarian (born 1880).
- 20 April –Michael Manning,carter, convicted of murder and hanged, last person executed in theRepublic of Ireland(born 1929).
- 1 May –James Macmahon,civil servant and businessman,Under-Secretary for Irelandfrom 1918 to 1922 (born 1865).
- 2 May –Elinor Darwin,engraver and portrait painter (born 1871).
- 20 May –Roger Sweetman,barrister-at-law, member of1st DáilrepresentingNorth Wexford(born 1874).
- 8 July –George Gardiner,boxer (born 1877).
- 11 September –R. M. Smyllie,editor ofThe Irish Times(born1894 in Scotland).
- 16 September –James G. Douglas,member of the1922 Seanad(born 1887).
- 21 October –T. V. Honan,merchant,Fianna Fáilmember of theSeanad(born 1878).
References
[edit]- ^TaytoCrisps.ieArchived5 October 2010 at theWayback Machine
- ^"Created world's first cheese and onion crisps".The Irish Times.Archivedfrom the original on 7 May 2022.Retrieved7 May2022.
- ^"Tayto History".taytocrisps.ie.Taytocrisps. 1 January 2024.Retrieved11 July2024.
- ^"Joe 'Spud' Murphy".The Daily Telegraph.5 November 2001. Archived fromthe originalon 28 December 2007.Retrieved3 October2010.
- ^Fleischmann, Ruth, ed. (2004).Cork International Choral Festival 1954–2004: A Celebration.Cork.
{{cite book}}
:CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)